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la poubelle
trash can
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How do you say poubelle in French?
How do you pronounce poubelle in French?
poubelle is pronounced /la pubɛl/ in French.
Example sentences
La poubelle verte est pleine de déchets recyclables.
The green trash can is full of recyclable waste.
J'ai acheté une nouvelle poubelle rouge pour ma cuisine.
I bought a new red trash can for my kitchen.
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Why is it feminine?
Poubelle is feminine because it derives from the surname of Eugène Poubelle, the 19th-century Parisian prefect who mandated garbage bins, and the word adopted the feminine gender of "boîte" (box), the noun it was paired with when first introduced. Like many French nouns, there's no deeper linguistic rule—it's simply an exception rooted in the historical naming convention and the grammatical gender of its closest semantic association.
What is the French word for trash can?
The French word for trash can is la poubelle — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | lixeira | a | feminine |
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